# Basalt: Agent-Direct Score C (62%)

Site: https://www.basaltwaikiki.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/basaltwaikiki.com
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Basalt is partly visible to agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Basalt's website. What Basalt offers is in a PDF or an image, and assistants read those badly. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.basaltwaikiki.com/wp-content/uploads/breakfast-drink-menu-06-19-26-final.pdf
- Phone: +18089235689
- Address: 2255 Kuhio Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815
- Hours, from basaltwaikiki.com: Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Basalt that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Hideout (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/hideoutwaikiki.com
- Herringbone Waikiki (60 m): https://directindex.org/r/taogroup.com
- EbiNomi (80 m): https://directindex.org/r/ebinomi.com
- Curry House Coco Ichibanya (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/ichibanyausa.com
- natuRe waikiki (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/naturewaikiki.com

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Requests as GPTBot (http_429), ClaudeBot (http_429) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as an HTML page and keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone, opening hours
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
371 of 835 in Honolulu. Top 44% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 99% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 92% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 57% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 36% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Pizza (F, 14 m, https://directindex.org/r/pizzapizza.ca); Spitfire Rotisserie & Flatbread (C, 20 m, https://directindex.org/r/dukeslanehawaii.com); Hideout (A, 29 m, https://directindex.org/r/hideoutwaikiki.com); Herringbone Waikiki (B, 63 m, https://directindex.org/r/taogroup.com); Pho Old Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant (B, 65 m, https://directindex.org/r/phooldsaigon.com); Marugame Udon (C, 69 m, https://directindex.org/r/marugameudon.com); EbiNomi (A, 80 m, https://directindex.org/r/ebinomi.com); Banzai Burger (F, 80 m, https://directindex.org/r/tikitownwaikiki.com); Curry House Coco Ichibanya (B, 91 m, https://directindex.org/r/ichibanyausa.com); natuRe waikiki (A, 92 m, https://directindex.org/r/naturewaikiki.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

Recommended when people ask: "Good breakfast near the centre tomorrow from 8. Can I book?" (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 251600 sites); Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6562 sites); This site 62%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/basaltwaikiki.com/agent-view

## Named by Gemini for "Good breakfast near the centre tomorrow from 8. Can I book?" in Honolulu, November 2026
- "Good breakfast near the centre tomorrow from 8. Can I book?" (2026-11-12): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/honolulu/recommended/breakfast
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/basaltwaikiki.com.svg

## Businesses like Basalt in Honolulu

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Honolulu | 835 | 54% | 34% | 62% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Honolulu | 185 | 62% | 38% | 62% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Honolulu | 63 | 68% | 41% | 62% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Honolulu | 29 | 68% | 41% | 62% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Honolulu: Mud Hen Water (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/mudhenwater.com); Hoku's Kahala (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/kahalaresort.com); Mugen (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/mugenwaikiki.com); Plumeria Beach House (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/kahalaresort.com); Chart House Waikiki (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/charthousewaikiki.com).

With the three fixes above (Booking only through opentable; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Menu or price list is a PDF), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 8th of 835 in Honolulu, up from 371st.

## The direct record
What agents get for Basalt, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/basaltwaikiki.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.basaltwaikiki.com/wp-content/uploads/breakfast-drink-menu-06-19-26-final.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00 (closed now) (from basaltwaikiki.com)
- Phone: +18089235689
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/basaltwaikiki.com/menu

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/basaltwaikiki.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: yes
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/basaltwaikiki.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/basaltwaikiki.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=basaltwaikiki.com&force=1